Adrienne So
@adrienneso.bsky.social
Senior reviews editor @wired adrienne_so at http://wired.com
This was a really fun story to write www.wired.com/story/google... also shoutout to Girls on the Run, which is an amazing organization!
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Instead of an AI Health Coach, You Could Just Have Friends
I used the public preview of Fitbit’s new AI Health Coach and became both faster and noticeably weirder.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This was a really fun story to write www.wired.com/story/google... also shoutout to Girls on the Run, which is an amazing organization!
@wired.com
www.gotroregon.org
@wired.com
www.gotroregon.org
Some BTS footage of filming and testing ebikes with @michaelg-pdx.bsky.social for @wired.com! I'm always struggling with too little or too much personality. Also holy crap I need to update this roundup soon
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www.wired.com/gallery/best...
August 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Some BTS footage of filming and testing ebikes with @michaelg-pdx.bsky.social for @wired.com! I'm always struggling with too little or too much personality. Also holy crap I need to update this roundup soon
www.wired.com/gallery/best...
www.wired.com/gallery/best...
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Literally so thrilled that @wired.com's reporting on DOGE has been shortlisted for an Online Journalism Award! This year has been one of the hardest of my career, but I am so grateful to have done it with this team.
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awards.journalists.org/entries/insi...
Inside Elon Musk's 'Digital Coup' - Online Journalism Awards
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August 23, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Literally so thrilled that @wired.com's reporting on DOGE has been shortlisted for an Online Journalism Award! This year has been one of the hardest of my career, but I am so grateful to have done it with this team.
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awards.journalists.org/entries/insi...
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On the pod this week—People are turning to chatbots to figure out what is really going on with the protests in LA. It's not going well: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Chatbot Disinfo Inflaming the L.A. Protests
Podcast Episode · Uncanny Valley | WIRED · 06/13/2025 · 18m
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June 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
On the pod this week—People are turning to chatbots to figure out what is really going on with the protests in LA. It's not going well: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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This is disturbing, and I’m glad to see @cnn.com covering it. But a passing credit to @wired.com 16 graphs in - when the entire story is a retread of our reporting - is journalistic malpractice.
I’m sick of it. Be better. Treat covering the admin as a team effort.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...
I’m sick of it. Be better. Treat covering the admin as a team effort.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...
Elon Musk’s DOGE team is building a master database for immigration enforcement, sources say | CNN Politics
Staffers from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are building a master database to speed-up immigration enforcement and deportations, by combining sensitive data from across the federal g...
www.cnn.com
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This is disturbing, and I’m glad to see @cnn.com covering it. But a passing credit to @wired.com 16 graphs in - when the entire story is a retread of our reporting - is journalistic malpractice.
I’m sick of it. Be better. Treat covering the admin as a team effort.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...
I’m sick of it. Be better. Treat covering the admin as a team effort.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...
Ten years ago, pubs were debating if anyone even NEEDED an Apple Watch. Last week, two friends and I simultaneously all reached over and turned Water Lock on to get into a hot tub because we were all wearing one. Wild! @wired www.wired.com/story/apple-...
The Apple Watch Just Turned 10. Here's How Far It's Come
When the Apple Watch launched, it was unclear if smartwatches would pan out. Ten years later, Apple has a $100-billion hit that reshaped the watch industry and ushered in a new age of fitness tracking...
www.wired.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Ten years ago, pubs were debating if anyone even NEEDED an Apple Watch. Last week, two friends and I simultaneously all reached over and turned Water Lock on to get into a hot tub because we were all wearing one. Wild! @wired www.wired.com/story/apple-...
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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Even though we've already spoken to >150 sources for this story and others, I would still love to connect with any federal workers or folks with insight into DOGE.
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
NEW: The WIRED crew takes you inside the first 6 weeks of DOGE, laying out in great detail how Elon Musk installed loyalists across government who gained access to our country's most sensitive computer systems.
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Even though we've already spoken to >150 sources for this story and others, I would still love to connect with any federal workers or folks with insight into DOGE.
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
You can be anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
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And we are staying on this story: If you're a government worker and you want talk, you can reach me securely on Signal at Vittoria89.82
We've been reporting on Musk's Digital Coup since its earliest days. We spoke to more than 150 federal employees across to put together this massive feature detailing DOGE's first six weeks:
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www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
@wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
And we are staying on this story: If you're a government worker and you want talk, you can reach me securely on Signal at Vittoria89.82
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NEW: The WIRED crew takes you inside the first 6 weeks of DOGE, laying out in great detail how Elon Musk installed loyalists across government who gained access to our country's most sensitive computer systems.
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
NEW: The WIRED crew takes you inside the first 6 weeks of DOGE, laying out in great detail how Elon Musk installed loyalists across government who gained access to our country's most sensitive computer systems.
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
“This is a digital coup,” one USAID source told me.
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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NEW: The Social Security Administration has blocked its employees from reading news sites (including WIRED, NYT, and WSJ) at work. www.wired.com/story/social...
from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
www.wired.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
NEW: The Social Security Administration has blocked its employees from reading news sites (including WIRED, NYT, and WSJ) at work. www.wired.com/story/social...
from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
from @davidgilbert.bsky.social
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New: Last night, hundreds of CDC post-doc fellows were fired, including all in the group who call themselves the "disease detectors," and are the future of public health lab leaders. One senior official told me, "It is going to cripple public health for decades."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts
Administration officials last week informed CDC leaders of plans to cut up to 10% of its workforce as it targeted federal probationary employees.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
New: Last night, hundreds of CDC post-doc fellows were fired, including all in the group who call themselves the "disease detectors," and are the future of public health lab leaders. One senior official told me, "It is going to cripple public health for decades."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
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NEW: Tonight, dozens of Consumer Finance Protection Bureau employees were fired via a hastily written email.
Some affected employees were addressed as “[EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].”
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@makenakelly.bsky.social
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Some affected employees were addressed as “[EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].”
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@makenakelly.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
www.wired.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
NEW: Tonight, dozens of Consumer Finance Protection Bureau employees were fired via a hastily written email.
Some affected employees were addressed as “[EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].”
W/
@makenakelly.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
Some affected employees were addressed as “[EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].”
W/
@makenakelly.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/dozens...
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People have been asking how they can pay *more money* for @wired.com -- a lovely question to get! So we've created an option for Superfans to pay a higher price for a subscription.
Subscriptions make WIRED's journalism sustainable for the long haul. We're grateful for that support.
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Subscriptions make WIRED's journalism sustainable for the long haul. We're grateful for that support.
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February 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
People have been asking how they can pay *more money* for @wired.com -- a lovely question to get! So we've created an option for Superfans to pay a higher price for a subscription.
Subscriptions make WIRED's journalism sustainable for the long haul. We're grateful for that support.
wrd.cm/40XCLLs
Subscriptions make WIRED's journalism sustainable for the long haul. We're grateful for that support.
wrd.cm/40XCLLs
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As always, if you're a gov or tech employee and you want to talk, you can reach me on Signal at velliott88.18
New from @dmehro.bsky.social @timmarchman.bsky.social @leahfeiger.bsky.social + me: An engineer tied to Elon Musk now has direct access (admin privileges) to a Treasury Department system that controls Social Security payments, tax returns, and more @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
A 25-Year-Old With Elon Musk Ties Has Direct Access to the Federal Payment System
The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a sleepy part of the Treasury Department. It’s also where, sources say, a 25-year-old engineer tied to Elon Musk has admin privileges over the code that controls So...
www.wired.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
As always, if you're a gov or tech employee and you want to talk, you can reach me on Signal at velliott88.18
I swear I'm not playing devil's advocate now, but if this stops people from filling up landfills and the ocean with hauls off Shein and Temu, I am not THAT sad about it
NEW SCOOP: $52 tariff on a $30 purchase: UPS & DHL already started charging US customers surprise import fees for orders from Shein, etc. even though some orders were placed before the tariffs were announced. Two Canadian small biz owners say it's hitting them hard and are suspending sales to the US
US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China
Consumers and small businesses are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, which eliminated a key trade exemption for parcels worth less than $800.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I swear I'm not playing devil's advocate now, but if this stops people from filling up landfills and the ocean with hauls off Shein and Temu, I am not THAT sad about it
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"Our reporting speaks for itself. It is rigorously reported and fact checked [and] we look forward to continuing doing the work, trying to figure out exactly what Elon Musk and his team are doing inside of these federal agencies," -- @katie-drummond.bsky.social, head of WIRED
Reporters uncover details about men working for Musk to cut government agencies
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February 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Our reporting speaks for itself. It is rigorously reported and fact checked [and] we look forward to continuing doing the work, trying to figure out exactly what Elon Musk and his team are doing inside of these federal agencies," -- @katie-drummond.bsky.social, head of WIRED
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Current prosthetics have a limited range of movement, and controlling them isn't intuitive. An Austin-based startup is building a muscle implant to enable more natural control of robotic limbs, and I got an exclusive look at some of their early data: www.wired.com/story/ampute...
Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
Startup Phantom Neuro is building an implant that sits under the skin and which promises to give amputees more accurate control of electronic prosthetics.
www.wired.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Current prosthetics have a limited range of movement, and controlling them isn't intuitive. An Austin-based startup is building a muscle implant to enable more natural control of robotic limbs, and I got an exclusive look at some of their early data: www.wired.com/story/ampute...
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WIRED is hiring a culture editor, which means you can be my boss. my boss! I'm a delight condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
Senior Editor, Culture
WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...
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November 13, 2024 at 8:24 PM
WIRED is hiring a culture editor, which means you can be my boss. my boss! I'm a delight condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
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One to share widely. The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
After Trump's election, @lhn.bsky.social and @agreenberg.bsky.social have put togther practical steps for liming exposure to America’s digital surveillance machine
After Trump's election, @lhn.bsky.social and @agreenberg.bsky.social have put togther practical steps for liming exposure to America’s digital surveillance machine
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
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November 12, 2024 at 12:17 PM
One to share widely. The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
After Trump's election, @lhn.bsky.social and @agreenberg.bsky.social have put togther practical steps for liming exposure to America’s digital surveillance machine
After Trump's election, @lhn.bsky.social and @agreenberg.bsky.social have put togther practical steps for liming exposure to America’s digital surveillance machine
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WIRED editors and reporters are all smart AND charming, wow, please follow them bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 12, 2024 at 2:36 PM
WIRED editors and reporters are all smart AND charming, wow, please follow them bsky.app/starter-pack...